What force acting on an area of 0.5 m2 will produce a pressure of 500 Pa?

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What force acting on an area of 0.5 m² will produce a pressure of 500 Pa?

We know that pressure is the normal force acting per unit area. So,

P = F/A

So the force will be

F = P x A

Here,

P = pressure = 500 Pa

A = area = 0.5 m²

Thus, we get

F = 500 x 0.5

So force is

F = 250 N

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